Champaign County

Champaign County, IL

A FACILITY FOR EVERY SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL AGES SETS CHAMPAIGN COUNTY APART

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Willard Airport, six miles south of Champaign, features American Airlines flights daily to and from Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth. If traveling by car, I-74 connects Peoria and Bloomington from the west to Indianapolis in the east, while I-57 connects Champaign County to Chicago.

FACILITY SPOTLIGHT

Rantoul Family Sports Complex

Baseball, softball, soccer, football, lacrosse, rugby

The new Rantoul Family Sports Complex, just north of the University of Illinois, is a stateof-the-art facility in the Midwest. The complex offers all turf fields with eight baseball/softball, two T-ball/Challenger baseball, eight soccer/ football/rugby/lacrosse multi-purpose fields, over 800 parking spaces, a splashpad, and concessions.

State Farm Center

Activities & Recreation Center (ARC) at the University of Illinois

Basketball, volleyball, swimming, diving, squash, wrestling, martial arts

The ARC is a 340,000-square-foot oncampus rec center with the capacity to host nearly any indoor sport with its versatile spaces. The space has four gymnasiums that can be converted into 12 basketball courts, 16 volleyball courts, three squash courts or 12 racquetball courts. Teams can take advantage of the extensive workout equipment and spaces along with its 35-foot climbing wall and

one-fifth mile indoor track. It houses both an indoor and outdoor pool, with diving wells perfect for competitions and a sauna and café great to enjoy afterward.

Dodds Park

Softball, soccer, disc-golf

Located at Parkland College, Dodds Park has seven premier tournament quality softball fields, in a 3-plex and 4-plex structure. The site also has 11 top quality soccer fields that have hosted the Illinois Futbol Club Spring and Fall Invites, as well as an 18-hole disc golf course.

Atkins Tennis Center & Khan Outdoor Complex

Tennis

Recognized in 1992 by the USTA as the country’s “Most Outstanding Tennis Facility,” Atkins Tennis Center & Khan Outdoor Complex has only gotten better since then. After an expansion in 2009, the complex boasts 20 outdoor and six indoor courts, with six courts containing individual scoreboards and spectator seating. The complex can hold up to 3,800 spectators and has indoor restrooms, a pro shop and a sound system.

State Farm Center

Basketball, wrestling, WWE, gymnastics

No stranger to large events, the State Farm Center has 15,500 permanent seats, with a max capacity of 16,500 spectators. Its flexible floor space means it’s just as ready to have a Broadway show or rock concert as it is a Fighting Illini basketball game. The arena has hosted the 2019 National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball tournaments, the Illinois High School Individual Wrestling State Championships, and much more. The center recently renovated its backstage area so that any event can take full advantage of its expansive full-service kitchen, catering/ dining services and locker rooms.

VISIT CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

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POPULAR ACTIVITIES

▶Pick your own apples at Curtis

Orchard & Pumpkin Patch and stick around for the corn maze and wagon rides.

▶Just minutes from the Rantoul

Family Sports Complex, hang out with 16 friendly animals at Hardy’s

Reindeer Ranch.

▶Catch a film or have a bite in one of the locally owned restaurants throughout Downtown Champaign’s Entertainment District.

▶The University of Illinois campus has something for everyone, depending on the season, but the cherry blossoms in bloom are a special treat.

▶Champaign-Urbana Adventures in Time and Space escape rooms build teamwork through challenging, film-inspired experiences.

Rantoul Family Sports Complex

PLANNER PERSPECTIVE

“I have always had great support from the staff at State Farm Center. Their attention to detail in preparation for and management of my events continues to be outstanding. The updates have enhanced the great atmosphere our event has enjoyed for years. We look forward to our annual return to State Farm Center as we know we will be supported at all levels including Visit Champaign County and the great staff at State Farm Center.”

—Craig Anderson, Executive Director, Illinois High School Association, referring to IHSA Individual State Wrestling Championships

Activities & Recreation Center